The lure of China's massive untapped market has only increased over time.

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Bangladesh has built a huge garment industry in the past decade, using the lure of cheap wages to undercut China, which is still the world's largest producer.

WSJ: Bangladesh to Raise Pay for Garment Workers

Chongqing also hopes to turn a wave of migration into a labor pool for the low-wage manufacturing industries it is trying to lure to move from China's coastal areas.

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